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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:26 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:25
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π Andromedae (pi Andromedae)

Altitude: -2.8°   Azimuth: 17.5°   Direction: North-North-East

π Andromedae is a variable and multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Andromeda.

π Andromedae visual magnitude is 4.36. Because of its moderate brightness, π Andromedae should be easily visible from locations with dark skies, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of π Andromedae is 0.015 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.004 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of π Andromedae (pi Andromedae) star
DSS2 image of π Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of π Andromedae during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about π Andromedae

4.36
Main-sequence

π Andromedae (pi Andromedae) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -2.8°
Azimuth: 17.5°
Direction: North-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of π Andromedae

π Andromedae is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of π Andromedae are provided in the following table:

00h 36m 52s
+33° 43’ 09”
119.47°
-29.05°
Andromeda

The simplified sky map below shows the position of π Andromedae in the sky:

Finder chart π Andromedae (pi Andromedae) star
Simplified finder chart for π Andromedae (pi Andromedae).

Visibility of π Andromedae from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's π Andromedae (pi Andromedae) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.3°
Max altitude: 72.2°
Azimuth: 303.7°

Distance of π Andromedae from the Sun and relative movement

π Andromedae is distant 655.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

201.21 pc
655.94 ly
9 km/s
0.015 arcsec/year
-0.004 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of π Andromedae

π Andromedae belongs to spectral class B5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-2.16
B5V
12293K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where π Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of π Andromedae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

π Andromedae star system properties

π Andromedae is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the π Andromedae double sysyem:

4.36
8.56
4.2
35.2 arcsec

Alternative designations of π Andromedae

π Andromedae
(pi Andromedae)
29 Andromedae
SAO54033
SAO54033